Accident Polikarpov I-15 2104,
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Date:Thursday 4 January 1940
Time:
Type:Polikarpov I-15
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 4th Aviation Group
Registration: 2104
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mengzi County-Level City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
As the Polikarpov I-15 fighter piloted by Kan LI returned to the base subsequent to an aerial battle, it collided with a tree before landing and crashed.

Sources:

Xu, X. 2016. Falling Down—the Life & Death Records of 682 Martyrs of the (China) Air Force. Beijing, China: Unity Press. 540 pp. (in Chinese)
http://www.chinahero.org/show/OWVhNmUxNGMxMjA3MDY5Mw

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